Axle grinder



May 31 1931 l H. H. YERK Ef AL 1,86057947( AxLE GRINDER Filed Jan. 25. 1928 7 sheets-sheet 1 May 31, 1932. H. H. YERKE-r Al. 1,860,794

AXLE GRINDER Filed Jan. 25, 192s ,v sheets-sheet 2 May 3l, 1932. H. H, YERKET Al. 1,860,794

AXLE GRINDER.

Filed Jan. 25, 1928 'rsneets-sheet s 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 Allg- INVENTOR fs/1 BY ATTORNEYS H. H. YERK ET AL AXLE GRINDER Filed Jan. 25, 1928 May 31,' 1932.

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H. H. YERK ET AL AXLE GRINDER Filed Jan. 25, 1928 7 Sheets-Shes?l 7 INV Egg-OR B XW ATTORNEYS Patentedv May 31, 1932 UNITED STATES "rE-NT` OFFIC 'Y HENRY H. YERK AND WILLIAM J. BAUMBERGER. or DAVENPORT, 4VIOWA, YiissroivonsY TO MICRO MACHINE,COMPANY, OF BETTENDORF,IOWA, A CORPORATION 0F IOWA," i

` QAXLE maritimenV f ykApprllcation filed January` 25, 1928. SerialNo. 249,229..4

This invention relates/to a grinding machine for ,grindingV cylindrical bodies, 'and more particularly to a machine for simul-A ..-taneously grinding cylindrical surfaces at g, the opposite vends of awork piece,ptheinvene Vtion being herein illustrated" as applied to a machine for grindingthe opposite ends of a caraXle. 'v y An object of theinvention'is to provide iowork supporting means bywlich tliefwork may' be quickly adjusted and centered with nection with the grinder heads for adjusting each grinding wheel independently of the other. f 7 l f Other objects are to provide means for simultaneously controlling the feed of a plu- -rality of grinding wheels, to. provide means for simultaneously reciprocating tlie'grinding wheels, tov provide means for independently varying the length of stroke of each V,f grinding wheel and to provdemeans for fshiftingthe grindngwheels manually, in-

dependently of the power operated means.

With the above and other objects lin View',l

the Vinvent-ion may be said to comprise the grinding machine as illustrated inthe accompanyingdrawings `hereinafter described and particularly set forth in the appended claims, together with such variations and modifications thereof as will be apparent to one skilled in the art to which the invention appertains. f f

.Reference should be had tothe accompae nying drawings forming a part of this speci# fication in which Fig. l is a front elevation Hof the machine.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line indicated at 2-2 in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is. a'section on the line 4indicated at .af-3 in Fig. 2. l i Y Fig. 4 is a sectionV taken on the lineindiicated at L.ff-4in Fig. 2. v

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section.

taken centrally through the Agrinding head at one end of thev machine; l f

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line indicated at 6 6 iin-Fig. 5. i

ltendingf guideways 4 on 'the frame. slides. 3 are adjustable transversely of frame along lguideways 4 byimeans of leadl Y ing the screws.

Fig. -7 isa section taken cated at 7`7 in Fig. l.

on the line 'indi'- Fig. 8 isa plan view(r ofthe trip pin actuat- V Y ing mechanism on the grinder headv'iewed as indicated byline 8-8 inFig;V 7.

.Figi 9 is a section taken'onvr the cated at9-'f9 in Fig. 8.

' Fig. lO is an end elevation ofthe lo-werA portion of one ofthe grinder heads.V

Fig. ll'is a section taken .onthe line indi-v s 'cated at 11-ll in Fig. 10. respect to grinder 'heads at opposite ends', thereof and further to provide means in con- Fig. Vl2 is a section taken on 'the linelindi'-A cated at 12`l2 in Figrll.v f J y Fig. y13 is a section taken o cated at 13.-13 inF l. M

Fi 14 is a` section taken onl the line indicatef at lil-14 in Fig. 5.

Fig. l is a sectional view showing the device f ,Y

Fig..l7 is a'transverse section through the center device shown in Fig. 16.

rig. is is a Sida elevation of @mend olf/.the j Vconnections i through which the feed of the grinding wheel machine 'showing the `link is controlled; and

Fig. d'9 is a viewgshowing the.

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supporting frame l, vprovided with lwidened end portions 2 upon which the grinder heads pagina indi! linkage ,through which the .l feeds of the grinding@V Wheels 0f the JCWO heads are simultaneously@ are supported. Between the end portions@ thereof,y Vthe supporting frame 1' carries a" pair of worlsupportingslides 3,l :which are? mounted for adjustmentontra'nsversely eX- the screws 5,7which have squared ends 5;@ projecting from the frame at the front-thereof The and adapted to receive hand cranl's for turnj I' r Y ported'by thescrevvs 7 may be adjustedtransf frame fand, upon Vthese slidevvays, there is tion in the standard by means of a key 8. Each screvv 7 is threaded in a nut 9l rotatably mounted Within the standard 6 at the base thereof. Each nut has fixed thereto a Worm gear 10, which meshes with a Worm 11 on a transverse shaft 12 extending toI the front of the.1V frame and provided' with a squared end 12a to receive a hand crank.V Each of the screvvs 7 carries a supporting `head 13 at its upper end and each supporting head is provided With a V shapedgr'oove 14 tofreceive a car' axle which is clamped to the heads by means of bolts 15 and cross bars By means of lead screws 5, the axle supversely of the frame and by turning the shafts 12, the axle may be adjusted vertically. y Each ofthe end portions 2 of theframe-,is

,provided tvith a slidevvay 17 upon'the top "thereof which extends longitudinally of theV mounted fa. movable grinder head 18 which V'may be adjusted along the slidevvays 17 to- Ward land from the opposite ends of the Work supported upon thecentral portion of thek frame. Each of the heads 18 adjacent its inner end is pro-videdwith a horizontally `disposed hollow cylindrical casing 19 providedA with bearing shoulders 2O and Y21 "at the ifn-v "ner and outer ends thereof. ,VVithin the cylindrical casing 19, there is rotatably mounted, a cylindrical supporting" member 22, Whichis. preferably hollow and provided 'Withfan "outwardly projecting flange 23 at i its uouter end, Which overlies thel shoulder 20 on the casing 19 and which has fixed theretov atits inner end, a ring gear y24 Which 'overlies the shoulder 20 at the inner endV of the .casing 19, the flange 23 and gear 24 serving to hold the.. cylindrical `*supporting member againstlongitudinal movement. j

The gearV 24 is preferably a coverplate 25 overlying the inner-face of the gear and aflange 26 on the `housing 19 VWhich closelyoverlies the periphery of the gearzandfto :Which the cover plate 25 is attached. A The cylindrical supporting vmember 22 is provided With an eccentrically dispo-sed horizontalbearing 27 vWithin which is journaledkv a sleeve 28. The sleeve 28 is provided With an eccentrically disposed V longitudinal bore in Avvhich is journaled a'shaft 29 Which projects at both ends beyond the endslof the, sleeve'28, the inner end of the shaft carrying a grinding Wheel 30- and at the outer end'y thereof having xedthereto a pulley 31.

.By .rotating the cylindrical supporting member 2,2 Within the casing 19 an orbitalV movement is imparted to the grinding Wheel, around the periphery of the cylindrical 4axle oir-,other piece of Work being ground, and by turning sleeve28 Within the bearing 27, the

I 5 shaft'29 and grinding Wheel 3,0 carriedy thereby may bey usted toward andlavvay from the housed Within axis of orbital movement, the grinding Wheel being fed toward said axis during the grinding'operation Yas the diameter ofthe Work j is reduced and away from the axis of orbital movement to free it from the Work. For

shifting theshaft 29 and grinding Wheel -to-v the sleeve 28 has fixed thereto at its outer end `a Worm gear 32 which meshes With a Worm 33 Ward and away from the axis of the (Work,

ment is imparted to vv.the sleeve 28 through '.875

a helical gear`36; Vfixed to the-shaft 34-and meshing Witha helical gear 37 fixed to a shaft- 38 journaled inthe cylinder22 at right an-V glee to the shaft 34. The shaft 38 has fixedv thereto a ratchet 'A39 `which is engaged by a p'aivl 4() pivoted upon thejouter end face of Y direction.

Which is normally held in a position projectthe cylinder 22 the pavvl and ratchet serving to hold the shaft 38against rotation in one The shaft 38 has also mountedn thereon a spring actuated ratchet'lever 41,7915-Vv ing'beyond the periphery of the cylinder 22 and is adapted-to engage during the rotation n of the ycylinder vvithyeither one of tvvov pins 42 and 43, mounted in the casing 19 adjacent the periphery ofthe cylinder 22 and-shiftable into and out'o'f positions inthe path of the lever 41. The pin 42'is closer tothe periphery of the"cylinder22 than thepin 43j`and when engagedy by thelever41 turns the lever and shaft `381through a'- greater angle than the Vpin 43. During'each'revolution ofthe cylinder 22, the lever -41 engages With the pin 1 42 orl With the pin 43, imparting a turning movement to the lshaft 38 through aipredetermined angle-and this yturning movement vof movement to the sleeve 28 through the helical gears 37 and '36'. and through i the Worm 33 and gear 32. Ordinarily, in rough grinding, the pin 42 Will-be advancedfto engaging-position and the pin 43 Will be retracted and durthe'shaft 38 imparts a /proportionalturning ing the finishing operation, the pinf42 Will be' retracted and the pin 43 advanced into the path of theV lever 41.

For actuating the pins 42 vand 43, the pins Y Y are provided Within the casing19'With' racks 44 and 45, Which mesh With a pinion 46 on' opposite sides ofthe pinion. The pinion 46 is fixed to a shaft 47, which extends tothe exterior ofthe casing at-the` front, thereof, and which carries a gear-"segment 48 whichy meshes with a gear segment 49 j ournaled in the'casingbeneath thesegment48. The segment 49 has connected thereto a link 50 which 52 Which engages in a slot 53 in a horizontally disposed bar 54. The bars 54 have parallel link supports, the outer end of each bar being supported upon the upper end of a link 55,

pivoted at it slower end tothe frame 1 and atV their inner ends upon armsof Vbell crank levers 56 and 57, also pivoted to the frame. The bell crank levers 56 and 57 are connected by links 58 and 59 to actuating levers 60, which are pivoted on theframe, one adjacent each end Vof Vthe work supporting portion thereof, the lever 60 being connected by a link 61 for simultaneous movement so that an operator standing'at either end of the machine may, by operating the adjacent. lever 60, ac-

204 tuate simultaneously the-trip pins 42 and 43 on both grinder heads, movement of a'lever 60 in one direction advancing the p1n'42 and retracting` the pin ,43 and in the oppositedi rection advancing the pins 43 and retracting :s the pins 42.l

so; shafts 47 independently of the other. Each It is desirable that means be provided for regulating the feed of one grinding vwheel independently of the-other and, to this end, means is providedfor actuating each of the shaft 47 is slidably mounted for endwise movementl and is providedwith a set screw 62 which engages in a notch 63 in the segment 48 thereon to key thers'egment to the shaft.

'c By pushing the shaft 47 inwardly, the shaft is freed from the. segment 48 and -may be turned without actuating the segment by means of a knob 64 attached to the outer. end of the shaft; Each of the grinder supportinov fi". heads 18isprovided at the outer end thereof with ahousing 65 forming a support for an electricmotor 66, which has its shaft 67 co- .axial with the axis of the cylindrical supporting member 22, and this shaft has fixed 5i thereto a pulley 68 through which the grinding wheel shaft 29 is driven. Journaled on each of the cylindrical supporting members 22 adjacent the periphery thereof is an idler pulley 69 and upon the Opposite sideof the f pulley 68 there is mounted a tightener pulley crtinr member 22 b means of a coil s rino` 70 which is carried by an arm 71 of a bell. crank lever which is pivoted at 72 to the cylinder 22 and this tightener is actuated toward the periphery. of the cylindrical sup- 73 which is attached at one end to the other arm 74 of the bell crank lever and at its oppositeend to a Vpin 75 on the member 22, the inward movement of the tightener pulley 70 being limited bya lug 76 on the member 22 in the path of movement of thearm 74. A drive belt 77 extends over the pulleys 31, 68, 69 and 70 and is kept taut bythe tightener pulley y" 70. VThe belt'77 provides the driving connection between thel pulley 68 on themotor shaft and the pulleyfSlA-onf thegrinding 'wheel shaft and the coaxial position of the pulley 68 with .respect to the cylindrical supporting Y member 22 permits thel grinding wheel-to be;

driven while the4 cylindrical memberfis rotating and imparting orbital movement to the grinding wheel. l.

i To the outer sid-e of the pulley 68, each mo-v torfshaft has fixed thereto' a small pulley78,

which drives a belt 79 extendingover the vpulley 78 and over a larger pulley 80' carried nism through whichrotation is imparted to the Vcylindrical supporting Vmember 22 and through which reciprocating motion is, imparted to the grinder supporting head.

i The gear 83 is` mounted on a clutch element 85'which is rotatableonthefshaft 84 and', co` operating with the clutch element 8 5, there is a shiftable clutch element 86 which is keyed tothe shaft84 and slides on the shaft into and out of engagement with the clutch element`85; The shiftable clutch elementV 86 is provided with afperipheral groove .87 which receives the fork`88 of a clutchV shifter rod 89 extending parallel ofthe shaft 84 and slidably mounted inthe housing `65.Y The `rod 89 extends through the front wall of the housing andis connected to an actuating'lever 90 by means of whichthe clutch element 86 may be moved intoand out of engaging position. vThe shaft 84 carries 'a' worm`91 which mesheswith a worm gear 92 onV a shaft f 98 which extends full length of the supporting head adjacent the bottom thereof, and is provided at its inner end with a pinion 93-a which meshes with the gear 24 attached tov the inner end of the cylindrical supporting member V22, to rotate the member-22, and 'impart the orbital movementto the grinding Wheel 30. Adjacent its outer 'end,the shaft- ,nected intermediate its ends by a pin 99 with a rack bar'100, which is supportedin. the frame beneath the head and-extendslongitu'dinally of the head.V The rack bar 100jis engaged by a pinion 101 on a transverseshaft V102 to which is VliXed an internal; gear 103 which meshes with a pinion 104 on a short` shaft 105 journalled in the frontwall of a frame and projecting through the wall. VThe shaft 105 is provided with a crank 106 by which it may be turned to rotate the shaft 10.2V to adjust the rack bar'. Thelever 98 is p`r`0-y ao bevel gear`83 on a transverse shaft 84 withinA Y' the housing 65. Theshaft84 drivesmecha# vided with LAa longitudinal'slot-107v in which is slidably mounted a'block 108 through which a vertical Vpivot pin j109extends, thepin being carried by a bar 110 mountedfor angular adjustmentV on the bottom of the headr18. The inner end of the bar 110 is connected by means of a vertical pivot 111 to the f f supporting head 1-8 and is adj ustablysecured at itsouter'end by means of bolt 112 extending through an arcuate' slot 113 inthe outer end of the head. The rack bar 100 is mount-` ed in a channel guideway 114 extending longitudinally'of the frame and may be clamped against longitudinal'movement by means of a i clamp bar 115 extending transversely of the vframe and provided with a hook-116at one end for Vengagement with the rack bar and providedwith anut 117 Aat its opposite end to draw the hook into clamping'engagement with the bar.

When the rack barV 100 is clamped against longitudinal movement, the pin 99 becomes the fulcruln of the lever 98 `and the swinging movement of the lever 98 during the rotation of the cam 96, acting through the pivot' pin 109, imparts a reciprocating movement grinding wheel and the reciprocating moveymentto the headmanually when the shaft 84 is disconnected from the motor. 1n order to'provide for the manual operation, theA shaft 84 is journaled at its Vforward end in a. rclutch. casing 118 and within the casing 'the shaft 84 has xed thereto a clutch element 119 which is adapted to Abe engagedby a complemental clutch 'element 120 carried by a shaft 121 in axial alinement with the shaft 84 and projecting through the forward end of the casing 118. Theshaft 121 is provided. with a pair of peripheral grooves 122, either Of. which is Vadapted to be engaged by a ball detentl 123,1the two grooves being so positioned that when the detentis in engagement with one ofthe grooves, the clutch member 120 is held in engagement with the clutch member` 119 and when the detent is in'enlingglever 9 0 and carries acollar 124, which gagement with the other groove, the clutch member 120is held out of engagement member 119. rEhe projecting portion of vthe shaft 121 passes through kthe clutch actuatpro'jects into the ,path of movement of the levier 90,v so that when the lever 9()y is actuated to engage the clutch members and 86, the

shaft 121 is pulled outwardly to release the clutch member 119 from 'the' clutch member 120, so that, while theshaft '84 is being driven fromm the motor 66, the vshaft 121 is disconnected. Theouter endI of the shaft 121is Y squared to receive a hand crank 125 by means '1 of which itmay be turned to operate the,r lmechanism forimpartmg orbital movement;y

to the grinding wheel and the reciprocating movement to the grinder supporting head.

To properly center the work with respect to the orbital path of the grinding wheel, a

centering device such vas shown in Figs. 5, 16

and 17 may be provided. The centering device is in the form of a spider 128 having radially extending legs 129 providedV with notches 130 at their outer ends for engagement with an inturned flange 131 at the in-A ner end of the cylinder 22. One of the legs 129 is provided with a spring pressed latch n 132 for releasably engagingthe flange 131 to hold' the spider on the cylinder and this latch is provided with ahandle 133 by means of which it may be retracted to release the spidery from the flange. The spider 128 has a centrai hub 134 inA which is journaled a centering Apin 135 which carries anadjustable I .scriber 136 which has a point engageable withV the-.periphery of work and is movable circumferentially over the peripheral surface or" the work when the pin 125 is turned. By adjusting the work' supporting'slide Blaterally and the supporting screws vertically,tlie work may be positioned with respect Vto 'the centering device'with the axis ofthe work coinciding with the axis of the centering pin 135.` 'Y Y In the operati on` of the'niachine, a car axle 37 having wheels 138 thereon andend bearing Y portions 139 projecting beyond the wheelsmay be placedk in the notches 14 of the supportingheads 13and'adjuste'd as above described until its axisfcoincides lwith 'the axis of the two aligned cylinders 22. VThe bar110 and rack 100 are adjusted andse- .ired inthe proper positionsto cause vthe grinding wheel 30 to reciprocate between the shoulders 140 and 141 at the inner andy outer ends of the bearing portion of the axleto berv ground. The motor 66 is then started'to drive means of the hand cranlr125 to determiney f whether or Ynot the setting of the work and the adjustment of the head reciproca/ting mechanism correct. V JV hen vproper-c )i'bvita'lc` and reciprocating movement with respect to Athe work is obtained, clutch member 86v is shifted into engagement with clutchm'e'mber 85 by means of the lever 90 to connect the head reciprocating and ,cylinder rotatingv mechanism to the motor.` Trip pins 42 are then ad- "vanced into the paths of the levers 41on the o two drums to impart a feed movement to the.

grinding wheel upon each revolution ofthe drum and during theogrinding operation, the rate of feed may bechanged at any time by turning either of the levers 60to shift leither of the trip pins 42 or tinto operative position.,y l.,

What we claim is:

= l. In a grindingmachine,` an elongated supporting frame having work supporting means intermediate the ends thereof, heads at opposite ends of the frame mounted for movement toward and from the work sup- Aport,a grinding wheel carried by each head,

' at opposite ends of the frame mounted for movement toward and fromthe work support, rotatable supporting members on said heads, a grinding wheel journaled eccentrically on each supporting member, separate means on said heads for rotatingsaid supporting members for'impartingorbital and radial feed Vmovements to said grinding wheels, mea-ns for driving the grinding Vwheels during their orbital movements, and

means for simultaneously controlling the feeding means of the two heads.

3. In a grinding machine, an elongated supporting frame having work supporting means intermediate the ends thereof, heads at opposite ends of the frame mounted for movement towardand from the work support,'coa-Xial rotatable supporting members on said heads, a grinding wheel journaled eccentrically on each supporting member, separate means on said heads for rotating said supporting members and for 'imparting orbital and radial feed movements to said grinding wheels, means for driving the grinding wheels during their orbital movements, means for automatically reciprocating said heads, and means for simultaneously controlling the feeding means ofthe two heads..

4. In a. grinding machine, Van elongated supporting fra-me having adjustable work supporting' means intermediate the ends thereof and alined guideways on opposite sides of the work supporting means, heads at opposite ends of the frame mounted on said lguideways for movement toward and from the work support, coaxial rotatable supporting members onvsaid heads, agrinding wheel journaled eccentrically oneach supporting member, means carried by the heads for rotating said supporting members to impart orbital movements to said grinding wheels, means carried by the heads for driving the grinding wheels during their orbital movements, means for radial imparting feed movements to the grinding wheels during the orbital movements thereof, and mea-ns for'simultaneously controlling thefeeding Vfv lmeans of the two heads.

5. Ina grinding machine, an elongated supporting frame having adjustable `work supporting means intermediate f the -vends i' thereof, heads at. opposite endsof the frame mounted for movement toward and from'thework support, coaxial rotatable supporting members on said heads, a grinding wheel journaled eccentrically on'each supporting member, separate means forrotating-the supporting member of each headto impart :orbital movements to said grinding Wheels, means y for driving the-grinding wheels during their,y

orbital movements, means for imparting radial feed movements to the' grinding-wheels during the orbital movements thereof, and

means' for simultaneously controlling the` feeding means on the-two heads. l

6. In agrinding `machine, an elongated supporting frame having work supportlng `means intermediate the ends thereof, heads at opposite ends of the frame? mounted for movement toward and from the Work supi port, rotatable supporting members on said heads, a grinding wheel journaled eccentrically on yeachsupporting member, means for rotating said supporting members to impart orbital movements to said grinding wheels, means for driving the grinding wheels during theirorbita'l movements,'means*for automatically reciprocating 'said heads during the `orbital movements Vof saidk grinding wheels `in a direction parallel with the axis of orbital movement, means for varying the length of the stroke of each-head, means for imparting radial feed movements tothe grinding wheels during the orbital'movey ments thereof, and means'for simultaneously controlling the feeding means on the two heads.

7. In a grinding machine, asupporting frame Vhaving a guideway thereon, a heady l mounted for .movement along the guideway,`

a rotatable supporting member `journaled jin the1head,"a grinding wheelspindle eccentricallyl mounted in said rotatable supporting member, means carried by the headfor driving the grinding wheel spindle and vfor rotating said supporting member, means for adjusting said head on said guideway,means fonreciprocating said head on the guideway witha predeterminedlength of stroke in any adjusted position of the head, and means for varying the length ofthe stroke ofthehead. l j 8. In-a grinding machine, `a supporting 4frame having a guideway thereon,` ahead mounted 'for movement along the guideway, a rotatable supporting member jonrnaled in the head, a grinding wheel spindle-eccentri- A cally mounted in said rotatable supporting member, l wheel spindleand' for rotating said supportmeans for driving the grindingl i' ing member, means for adjusting'said head Von said guideway, a lever `pivoted to the head Yand adjustably connected to said frame forreciprocating said head on the guideway,

means for adjusting the fulcrum of said lever to vary the length of stroke, andfmeans carried by said head for oscillating said lever.

Y9. In a grinding machin-e, a supporting frame having a rgui'deway thereon, a head mounted for movement along the guideway,

.-.arotatable supporting member journaled in the'head, a grinding wheel spindle 'eccentrii on said guideway, a lever pivotallyv connected to said Aframe and to said.head,va cam' on fing l.wheel eccentrically. journalediin each `Vframe having work supporting means theresaid lhead for oscillating said lever, means for. shifting thepivotal connection between the Ylever and frame to adjust saidhead on the guideway, and means for adjusting the pivotal Connection between the lever and head to var-y the lengthof the stroke of the head. f f

10. Ina Vgrinding machine, `anelongated frame having longitudinal guideways at op'- posrite ends thereof, ahead slidable on each guide-way, axially, alined rotatable supporting members mounted on said h-eads, a grindsupporting member, means for rotating said supporting members, means for driving said grinding wheels during the rotation of said supporting .members a slide mounted for transverse movement on the frame between said heads, and a vertically adjustable work .supporting member carried by said slide.

- .11.-In'a grinding machine, an elongated frame having longitudinal guideways at opposite ends thereof, a head slidable on each V guideway, axiallyalined rotatable supporting membersmounted on said heads, a grinding-wheel eccentrically journaled in each supporting member, means for rotating said supporting members, means for driving said grinding wheels during the rotation of said supporting members, an adjustable work support between-said heads, means on each of saidheads for automatically feeding the i grinding wheel toward the axis ofthe supyporting member during the rotation of said supporting member, and means for simultaneously controlling fthe feeding means on the two heads. A V

-Y 12. In a grinding machine, anr'elongated supporting frame having adjustable work supporting mea-ns intermediate the Vends thereof, heads at opposite ends ofthe frame a' predetermined tal movements to' said [grinding wheels, means for driving the grindingrwheelsY during their orbital movements, 'means for reu'ciprocating saidf'heads toward and away from said work support, means for independently varying the length of stroke of the Y two heads., means 'on each headffor automatically feeding the grinding wheel toward the axis of the supporting member, and means for simultaneously controlling the feeding means on the two heads. ,Y

13. In a grinding machine, an elongated supporting .frame having adjustable Vwork theends supporting Vmeans intermediate thereof, heads at opposite endsv of the'frame 'mounted for movement toward and from'the work support,y coaxial rotatable supporting members on said heads, a grinding wheelr journaled eccentrically on each supporting .member, separate means for rotating the supporting member of each head to impart orbital movements to said grinding wheels, means for driving 'the grinding wheels `during their orbital movements, means for imparting radial feed movements to the grinding wheels during the orbital Vmovements thereof, means for simultaneously controllingthe feeding means on the twoheads, and means for independentlyvarying the rate of Vfeed of the grinding wheels.V

14. In a grinding machine, a supporting on, a head mounted on the frame for movement toward andfrom the work support, a drive shaft carried by said head, and means operated by said drive shaft for driving said grinding wheel and for simultaneously iinparting orbital and radial feed movements to the grinding wheel.

15. In a grinding machine, a supporting way, means operated by said motorfor reciprocating said head on the guideway'with stroke in any adjusted position of thevr head, and means for varying length of stroke of the head.'

In `testimony whereof we affix our signa` tures.

HENRY H. YERK. v YVVILLI-AM J. BAUMBERGER.

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